White and Red Burgundy-Mostly 2010s and 2011s

Beltramo's, Menlo Park
Tasted Saturday, October 26, 2013 by drwine2001 with 413 views

Flight 1 - Whites (3 Notes)

2011 Domaine Nathalie et Gilles Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Vaulorent

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

Briny nose. Medium weight. Bright bitter oranage, a touch of wood, good acidity and nice saline finish with youthful bitterness.

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2011 Michel Bouzereau et Fils Meursault Les Grands Charrons

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

Some sulfur and hazelnut. Medium weight but good texture. Wood pretty much dominates from start to finish. Good acidity. Really very little interest in the mouth beyond wood toast.

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2011 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Domaine

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

Ripe fruit, lees on the nose. Medium weight but rich, broad and a little creamy. Citric, adequate acidity, fair amount of wood present, good length. Very good but hardly distinguished.

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Flight 2 - Reds (6 Notes)

2011 Nicolas Rossignol Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru

Medium ruby. Tart cherry and light char. Woody base. Fairly ripe and spicy with a menthol note and good tangy acidity.

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2010 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

Medium deep red. Floral, red fruited aromatics. Delicate red fruit, anise and chocolate. Lively acidity, some tannin to resolve. Very elegant, nice fruit offset by a dash of herbs.

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2011 Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St. Georges

France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

Dark color. Heavy char on the nose with black fruit. Chunky, almost heavy feel. Cocoa powder and black fruit-very primary and simple now. Chewy tannins. This seems both overextracted and overoaked.

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2010 Domaine Jean Grivot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières

France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

The lightest wine of the bunch. Game and soil aromatics. Light weight, some distant faded red fruit. Not completely clean and hardly appealing in terms of its current mouth feel. This does have develop nicer fragrance and is the earthy, subtle side of Nuits. What a difference compared to the modern, made up style of the Arlot.

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2010 Domaine Pierre Gelin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Prieur

France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

Ruby. Brambly and a bit musty. Medium weight. Candied red fruit admixed with earth in a very attractive fashion. Nice bright acidity cuts through the ripe fruit without shortening the finish. I like the balance and the cut of this wine, which strikes me as typical Gevrey.

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2009 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Clos de la Roche

France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

Medium ruby. Dark fruit and green herbs comprise the nose. Medium to full bodied, concentrated and mouth coating. Fruit is ripe but mute at this point and there is a whiff of green herbs. Not a lot of complexity or vivacity in the mouth, but this could conceivably improve over time. Grand Cru in size only at this juncture.

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